min0 lee

Any team can win the world series.

soxmuscle

obviously that's the objective but in years past there free agent signings/expensive pick-ups haven't been nearly as good as they are this go round.

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min0 lee

It's a gamble that all teams make and fail with.
Like you did with Lugo.

min0 lee

As a baseball fan I would love to see the Rangers take it.

min0 lee

The yankees played sloppy ball today.

IainDaniel

Don't need pretty ball when you put 20 runs up on the board.

Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.

Michael Jordan

min0 lee

Jeter is hot! .543 (19-for-35)

min0 lee

True, but in that ballpark no lead is ever safe.
At home Boston is good but on the road they are average. 38-19 31-33

BigPapaPump68

Last nights game was great. As Mino already pointed out, Jeter is having an amazing season. It was also nice to see A-Rod go 4-4

hockey fans, try out-

www.hockeyphans.com

min0 lee

If A-rod gets hot I pity the AL pitchers.

min0 lee

CENTS-LESS SOX SPENT $ ON CLUNKERS
By KEVIN KERNAN

August 22, 2009 -- BOSTON -- The Red Sox might as well end their Cash for Clunkers program, too.

Brad Penny, following in the footsteps of another failed veteran pitcher, John Smoltz, was ravaged last night in the Yankees' 20-11 annihilation of the Red Sox at Fenway Park that put the Bombers 7½ games up in the AL East.

Penny allowed eight runs and 10 hits over four innings as the Yankees pummeled the right-hander, scoring six runs over the first two innings. Remember in spring training when all the praise was being heaped on the Red Sox for landing Penny and Smoltz and how deep the Red Sox pitching was going to be this season? Maybe the Red Sox should have just gone the Yankees route and signed A.J. Burnett and CC Sabathia.

Penny's record dropped to 7-8 and his ERA is 5.61. Opposing hitters are batting over .300 against him. He did not fool anyone last night. He could be out of the rotation with Tim Wakefield close to returning.

"I think we're always probably evaluating," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. "Wakey pitched tonight [for Pawtucket], and it sounded like it went pretty well. We'll get together tomorrow and kind of see where we need to go."

Sounds like a lost Penny.
"I really wasn't commanding the ball tonight," Penny said. "I tried to go in and I'd end up throwing it over the plate."

The Red Sox tried to take the cheaper rout, signing Penny and Smoltz, figuring the veterans would bounce back. The Red Sox gave Penny a one-year deal worth $5 million, plus incentives. Smoltz was given a $5.5 million deal and finished 2-5 with the Red Sox with a bulging 8.32 ERA. Smoltz was released and is now with the Cardinals.

The temperature was 83 degrees when Penny faced his first batter and allowed a ground rule double to Derek Jeter, the first of 23 Yankees hits. This was a night where Penny needed to step it up. This was a night when the Red Sox thought they could get back in the AL East race.
Penny never gave them a chance.

He wilted in the heat. Bottom line: The Red Sox should have traded Penny when they had the chance.
"The Yankees have a great team," Penny said. "One through nine they all can do damage."
Noted Francona, "They took some pretty healthy swings once they got going."

This was one of the worst outings by a Red Sox starter in the last 55 years against the Yankees. Over that time just two other pitchers have allowed at least eight runs and 10 hits over four innings, Tom Bolton and Bill [Spaceman] Lee.
Now the Red Sox are running out of space in the rotation for Penny.
kevin.kernan@nypost.com

min0 lee

A.J. can't pitch in Boston.

min0 lee

Boston will not quit.

min0 lee

Now let's see if they can make a comeback....8-0....

min0 lee

Talk about a Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde pitcher, either AJ is great one day in other days he sucks.

I Are Baboon

I prefer the Jekyl...or the Hyde. Wait, which one is the monster again? I'm pretty sure it's Hyde. Well, I like which ever one is worse and I'm glad he showed up today.

I went to bed last night when it was 15-4.

I Are Baboon

I have 53 posts in this thread and 46 in the Red Sox thread.

Effing Yankees.

min0 lee

It's 12-1 now.

I Are Baboon

I want 15.

min0 lee

I can't blame the Yanks for not hittiing today, they are just fatigued from running around the bases all night long.

min0 lee

Looks like Ortiz is back.

min0 lee

ha ha! you didn't get 15.....oh wait...

calalily1972

14 works good for me!

Triple Threat

Did Girardi fall asleep last night in the 4th inning while Joba was getting Smoltzed?

Triple Threat

What has happened to NY pitching? Giving up double digits runs in 3 of the last 4 games isn't very encouraging.

min0 lee

I ask myself that same question.
The Joba rules should just end, it doesn't seem to be working at all.

You have to admit that last inning was very exciting...now why did he call for Swisher to bunt when that pitcher couldn't get anyone out.
That killed the rally right there.

soxmuscle

Texas' offense is excellent.

The Red Sox can throw out an A line up that is arguably the best in baseball.

It shouldn't disappoint you too much that they're giving up double digit runs on occasion to good teams.

I did think this was interesting when I saw it though (by Christopher Reina):

Joba Chamberlain's ERA rose to 4.34 on Tuesday evening when he gave up seven earned runs on nine hits in four innings of work. He now has an 8.55 ERA for the month of August and another blight on his home record, which seems to follow a common thread; high pitch count, high strikeout rate, high walk rate.

Chamberlain's home/road splits are staggering and it goes beyond merely how small Yankee Stadium plays for hitters. He has given up 10 homers in 70.2 home innings, compared to six homers in 60.0 road innings, but when accounted for the difference in plate appearances it is one for every 32.4 at home and 43.0 on the road.

For a frame of reference, the Yankees have collectively allowed one homer for every 30.4 plate appearances at home and 35.5 on the road.

The real difference in comparing Chamberlain's splits is how he still holds that shutdown, strikeout reliever's mentality when pitching at home. When he is at home, he's still looking to strike everyone out and consequently lets his walks and pitch count increase.

He has struck out 70 batters in 70.2 innings at home, but he has also walked 43 batters, which works out to be about 5.5 walks per nine innings, an inexcusably high rate.

On the road, Chamberlain pitches to contact with greater frequency. He has struck out just 44 batters in 60 innings, while maintaining a walk rate of 3.3 per nine innings.

Even though the difference between batting average at home and the road is just nine points, the OBP allowed is +41 at home. Chamberlain allows an .817 OPS at Yankee Stadium, which is the equivalent of facing Ian Kinsler in every at bat.

From everything I've read and heard about Chamberlain, maturity is something he could use more of and taking a more conservative approach at home will have to be part of that process.

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min0 lee

Texas is a real good young team, I hope they continue to be competative for years to come.

Red Sox the best in baseball...too many good hitting teams out there to say that, although with Big Papi making a comeback it does look better.

soxmuscle

I agree - but the A line up I speak of (which isn't an every day thing) with Ellsbury, Pedroia, Martinez, Youkilis, Bay, Ortiz, Lowell, Drew, Gonzalez is extremely balanced, especially if Ortiz can be effective.

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min0 lee

I like the addition of Martinez who you can move around, but his defense as a catcher isn't very good.